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L. L. SAGENDORPH.

GLEAT FOR METAL ROOFING.

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UNITED STATES Lo eLEY LEWIS SAGENDORPH, or CINCINNATI, OHIO, ASSIGNOR or oNE- PATENT OFFICE.

HALF TO HARLAN P. LLOYD, OF SAME PLACE.

CLE AT FOR METAL ROOFING.

SPECIFIQATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 372,931, dated November 8, 1887.

Application filed August 18, 1887. Serial No. 247,311.

.To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, LONGLEY LEWIS SAGEN- DORPH, a resident of Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cleats for Metal Roofing, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a cleat for securing together sheets of metal roofing, which shall be more durable and render the connection more secure than when connected in the old way by a single-tongued cleat.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a section showing two sheets of metal roofing in position before being clamped and pro- Fig.2 is a view in perspective of my invention as preferably constructed. Fig. 3 is a plan view showing a sheet of metal from which the cleat is stamped or cut, the dark lines showing the position of the cuts and the dotted lines showing the bent portions of the cleat when in position. Fig. 4 is a View in elevation of one form of cap for covering thejoints. Fig. 5 is a view in perspective of parts of two sheets of metal roofing before being clamped and provided with the cap and my improved cleat, one tongue of said cleat being shown in position before bending.

My invention consists in stamping or cutting out of asuitable piece of metal a cleat substantially as shown in Fig. 2, and consisting of the two flanges A A, tongues B, and loop 0.

The mode'in which my improved cleat is applied to a roof is as follows: Having properly secured one sheet of the roof to the sheet- 1 ing, the looped portion 0 of the cleat is placed over the flange d of the sheet thus secured, after which the flange A of the cleat is nailed to the sheeting. The flange A being thus secured, the adjoining sheet of metal is placed over this flange, the flange cl of this latter sheet fitting up against the loop 0 of the cleat. i

The two flanges d of the adjacent sheetof roofing being in position, the cap E is then placed over the two flanges d and over loop Oof the cleat, as shown in Fig. 5.

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The cap being placed in position, the tongues B are bent down over the cap and clamped thereto, thus securely locking the two flanges of adjoining sheets and forming a perfectly water 7 tight joint.

The advantages of my improved eleat over the old singletongued cleat are that, in addition to its cheapness of manufacture, double security is rendered. If one tongue of the cleat should from any cause become broken, the other tongue will hold the cap securely in position. The loop 0, being covered, is not liable to be broken in any way. As constructed, these cleats may be stamped out and shipped in a compact form, and bent when desired for use.

Any desired number of these cleats may be used for properly securing the sheets of roofing; but, as is apparent, only one-halfthe number of cleats need be used for obtaining the same strength of connection as in the old way when my two-tongued cleat is employed.

If desired, three or more tongues may be loop 0, and flanges A A, the whole being stamped or cut in one piece of metal, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination of flanges d of two adjoining sheets of roofing, cap E, tongues B, loop 0, and flanges A A, the cap E overlapping the flanges dand loop C, and thetongues B overlapping the cap E, substantially as shown and set forth.

LONGLEY LEWIS SAGENDORPH.

Witnesses:

GEO. C. KEE'NE, G. N. AVERY. 

